The Order (DmC)



The Order is an organization in DmC: Devil May Cry that operates from the shadows as a foil to the demonic forces controlling Limbo City.

Activities
Led by Vergil, and funded with his amassed fortune, The Order seeks to combat the demons by bringing their evil deeds to light, making numerous Anonymous-style videos warning humanity of the invisible hand manipulating them, and taunting the demons outright. Vergil acts as the mouthpiece during these videos, wearing a mask like the one in The Order's logo, and with a distorted voice.

As things come to a boiling point, The Order seeks out Dante to take their battle against the demons from the airwaves and into streets, openly sabotaging demon-controlled facilities like the Verility factory, and Lilith's nightclub. No one else in The Order is known to actively fight the demons, as Vergil's existence is unknown to Mundus, and all other members are humans. The Order enlists Dante as he is both already known to be aggressive towards demons, and he alone possesses a specific gene integral to defeating them.

Members
While led by Vergil and having recently recruited Dante, no other members are currently known other than Kat. although artwork for Vergil and his group show many followers of different ages.

People who count themselves among The Order's ranks wear a blue mask with a toothy grin to hide their identity.

Background
The Order shares some striking similarites with the White Guelphs, a faction which Dante Alighieri joined during his time in politics. The White Guelphs, like The Order, openly opposed the influence of certain political leaders, (Pope Boniface VIII to the White Guelphs and the demon lords to The Order,) and the Black Guelphs, whom Boniface supported. After the Black Guelphs gained control over Florence, Italy, the pope exiled Dante Alighieri and any surviving White Guelphs members from Florence and forced Dante to pay a large fine.

There are also many similarities to V for Vendetta and the more contemporary hacktivist group Anonymous. The Order's warning videos, as well as their activities and attire, are very reminiscent of the Internet hacktivist group's actions, who often use a Guy Fawke's mask and a distorted, or computer-generated voice to warn certain bodies that they are on to their wrong-doing or ill-conceived concepts. The logo itself is even extremely similar, having the same globe and leafwork design, only replacing the suit with the blue mask.